Rip USB

[Kul]

if you haven't been following it, Intel is only days away from announcing the "Thunderbolt" (AKA: light-peak) standard.
This is pretty cool. It's already built into some new devices about to released.


Have a look behind your computer or on the side of your laptop. Notice how there are all sorts of different shaped plugs for USB, your monitor, firewire, etc…
Thunderbolt is a new standard that will replace them all. Now you'll just have half a dozen Thunderbolt ports at the back of your computer to which you can plug any device.

Speeds of up to 10Gb/s can be achieved. Awesome. The plan is to hit 100Gb/s

This will kill off USB and pretty much anything else really, plus remove the need to have specialised cables for all your different devices. Only the network cable ports (RJ45) and microphone/headphone jacks will survive.

a win for consumers really

 

[biggest_tigers_fan]

Thanks for posting that kul.Will definately be looking into that

 

[Spartan117]

Good Stuff Kul -

Attached is the New logo and a pic of a laptop with a ThunderBolt Port. Note it is the smaller port to the left of the USBs.

 

[Spartan117]

Funny - SMH has article in here..

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/apple-macbooks-get-speedier-with-thunderbolt-technology-20110225-1b7h4.html

 

[TiggaPlease]

Wasn't firewire supposed to kill off USB?

 

[westTAHger]

with so many devices using a usb plug, won't be long before an adaptor from thunderbolt to usb is made.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

with so many devices using a usb plug, won't be long before an adaptor from thunderbolt to usb is made.

Kind of defeats the purpose of having an single industry device standard.

 

[Sabre]

woo my laptop has 1